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Airborne operation on Corregidor /

Publisher: General Instruction Department, The Armored School,


Title Details
  • Airborne operation on Corregidor /
Publishers
  • [Fort Knox, Kentucky : General Instruction Department, The Armored School,1948].
Descriptions
  • [1], 21, 5, [1] leaves, [5] leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., 1 map ;32 x 25 cm.
Language
    English
Subjects
  • United States. Army. Parachute Regimental Combat Team, 503rd -- History.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Philippines -- Corregidor Island.
  • 503rd Regimental Combat Team
  • airborne operations
  • parachute assault
  • Philippine liberation campaign
  • Retaking of Corregidor
Material Type
  • BK
  • Book
Keyword
  • 503rd Regimental Combat Team
  • airborne operations
  • parachute assault
  • Philippine liberation campaign
  • Retaking of Corregidor
Location RHC
Item Call Number MS RH 3
Copynumber 1
Status Available
Barcode 16160
Language Code
  • Language code of text/sound track or separate title - eng
Library Of Congress Call Number
  • Classification number - MS RH 3
Main Entry
  • Personal name - Brown, Laurence S.
Title Statement
  • Title - Airborne operation on Corregidor /
  • Statement of responsibility, etc. - Laurence S. Brown
  • Medium - [manuscript]
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint)
  • Place of publication, distribution, etc. - [Fort Knox, Kentucky :
  • Name of publisher, distributor, etc. - General Instruction Department, The Armored School,
  • Date of publication, distribution, etc. - 1948].
Physical Description
  • Extent - [1], 21, 5, [1] leaves, [5] leaves of plates (1 folded) :
  • Other physical details - ill., 1 map ;
  • Dimensions - 32 x 25 cm.
Content Type
Media Type
Carrier Type
General Note
  • General note - Manuscript (Loose-leaf with binder)
Summary, Etc.
  • Summary, etc. - This monograph discusses in detail the operations of one battalion of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, from the planning stage through the parachute assault on the Topside Golf Course in February 1945. More personal than other monographs, the author (Operations officer of the 2nd Battalion), gives many details of what men going into combat felt. - Prof. Ricardo T. Jose
Language Note
  • Language note - English
Subject Topical Term
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - United States. Army. Parachute Regimental Combat Team, 503rd
  • General subdivision - History.
  • Topical term or geographic name as entry element - World War, 1939-1945
  • General subdivision - Campaigns
  • Geographic subdivision - Corregidor Island.
Index Termuncontrolled
  • Uncontrolled term - 503rd Regimental Combat Team
  • Uncontrolled term - airborne operations
  • Uncontrolled term - parachute assault
  • Uncontrolled term - Philippine liberation campaign
  • Uncontrolled term - Retaking of Corregidor
Corporate Name
  • Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element - US Army Armor School